Northern Mockingbird Trending Down 21% in Atlanta, Georgia
Watercolor/Pastel/Charcoal on Paper
These drawings ponder the impacts on various bird species that are not adapting to human behaviors. Pesticides, fossil fuel use, glass windows, urban development, even domestic cats are man-made threats. Human caused climate change, which can alter habitat to the extent of inhabitation, is a threat multiplier. The images at 30x30" scale, oversized compared to birds' scale, asks the viewer to take note. Below the drawn surface are facts and descriptions about each species rooted in both science and poetic narrative.
These drawings ponder the impacts on various bird species that are not adapting to human behaviors. Pesticides, fossil fuel use, glass windows, urban development, even domestic cats are man-made threats. Human caused climate change, which can alter habitat to the extent of inhabitation, is a threat multiplier. The images at 30x30" scale, oversized compared to birds' scale, asks the viewer to take note. Below the drawn surface are facts and descriptions about each species rooted in both science and poetic narrative.